Northrend (mountain)
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 Summit structure of the Nordend in Monte Rosa , seen from the Dufourspitze |
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| height | 4609 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Switzerland / Italy border | |
| Mountains | Monte Rosa , Valais Alps | |
| Dominance | 0.575 km → border summit | |
| Notch height | 94 m ↓ silver saddle | |
| Coordinates , ( CH ) | 45 ° 56 '30 " N , 7 ° 52' 12" O ( 633 454 / 87878 ) | |
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| First ascent | TF and Edward N.Buxton and JJ Cowell with Michel Payot on August 26, 1861 | |
| Normal way | from the Silbersattel over the south ridge ( UIAA II) | |
| particularities | Highest point in Piedmont | |
The north end is 4609 m above sea level. M. high secondary summit of the Dufourspitze in the massif of Monte Rosa and lies on the border between Italy and Switzerland . It was first climbed on August 26, 1861. The north end is mostly approached from Zermatt or from the Rotenboden station of the Gornergratbahn via the Monte Rosa hut . The normal route leads from the Silbersattel ( 4515 m above sea level ) over the south ridge to the summit.
Nordend (right) seen from Signalkuppe , left the Dufourspitze
Monte Rosa west side with Gorner Glacier and Grenzgletscher , Nordend and Dufourspitze
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marcel Kurz : Valais Alps. Volume 3: From Theodul Pass to Monte Moro. Reviewed and expanded by Maurice Brandt. With addendum for the years 1968–1977. 4th edition. Verlag des SAC, Wallisellen 1979, ISBN 3-85902-005-0 .
literature
- Helmut Dumler, Willi P. Burkhardt: Four-thousanders in the Alps. 12th, updated edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7633-7427-2 .
Web links
Commons : Nordend - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Northrend at 4000m - the four-thousanders of the Alps
- Nordend (Berg) on the ETHorama platform